Sea

A couple of weeks ago, I visited the ArtSpecially Event in Nijkerk (The Netherlands) and as could be expected, I went home with an empty wallet and a lot of new stamps and craft supplies. 

For this card, I used one of my new stamps, Katzelkraft KTZ079 - Bateau en Mer. I started with stamping the boat on both white PaintOn paper and masking tape. I masked the boat and stamped the light house.  I then put my stencil on the paper and sponged Versamagic ink. I started with Sea Breeze and moved on with Ocean Depth. 

I added Inktense (Dark Aquamarine). I was not sure how this would turn out but I was very  happy with the result. I colourized the lighthouse with pencils. I also made the reflection of the boat a little more white, and added some 'shadows' around it. I added some highlights with a white Sakura Gelly Roll. I stamped the bird with black Versafine and the sentiment with Versamagic (Ocean Depth). 

Materials:
- Stamps Boat and lighthouse: Katzelkraft KTZ079 - Bateau en Mer
- Stamps Seagull and sentiment: Crafty Individuals CI-272
- stencil: unknown. I store the original packages in between the stencils, but they must have fallen out. I think it's a Dutch Doobadoo stencil like most of the others.

Challenges:
- Allsorts Challenge - Week 778 Use a stencil

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Update May 3rd 2024:

My card was one of the Top 5 picks! Thank you so much, Dena!

Love, Beauty, Joy

A couple of weeks ago, I bought a grabbag on the Dutch online marketplace (marktplaats). The ad did contain pictures of the stamps but most of them were so pixelated I couldn't distinguish brands or themes. But I did recognize some stamps of the former Dutch brand 'Stampinback' so I decided to take my change. 

And I was incredibly lucky ..... a big box arrived packed with stamps, stamps, and more stamps. A lot of stamps from former Dutch brands like Stampinback, but also brands like PaperArtsy, Crafty Individuals, Art Journey, and many more. Did I tell you the box arrived on my birthday? Well, it was the most unexpected and best birthday present ever!

Of course, I couldn't resist the temptation to use some of my new stamps. My eye fell on the lovely dancing couple of Stampinback (B454). I think it matches perfectly with the stamp of Crafty Individuals (CI-021) and the beautiful cardstock, I really love this shade of red. I added some highlights and shadows with my Derwent Coloursoft pencils. 

Challenges:

We Love Stamping - February Challenge - Romance or AG

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